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Floods claim third victim

Date January 28, 2013 - 11:16AM

[ embedded video .. warning, devastated people ]

The body of a motorcyclist swept away by floodwaters in Brisbane's southwest last night has been recovered, bringing the official death toll due to Queensland's lethal storm event to three on Monday morning.

The man's body was pulled from Oxley Creek around 9am, after hours of searching by police and swift water rescue crews.

The motorcylist was washed off a bridge along the Greenbank-Goodna Road around 11pm.


Wild weather hits southeast Queensland

The view from Teneriffe, where the the Brisbane River appears
to be about 40cm from breaking its bank. Photo: Adrian Field

http://www.smh.com.au/queensland/floods-claim-third-victim-20130128-2dfks.html

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Flood to inundate thousands of Bundaberg homes

Updated 48 minutes ago


Photo: The disaster co-ordination centre says helicopters are trying to rescue about 30 people from roofs. (ABC: Kerrin Binnie)

Photo: Deputy Mayor David Batts says residents are now realising the gravity of the situation. (ABC TV)


http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-28/flooding-in-bundaberg/4487082

Video: Watch ABC News 24 for all the latest on the floods (ABC News)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-05-03/abc-news-24-stream/167392

Map: Bundaberg 4670 - http://maps.google.com/?q=-24.8683,152.3459(Bundaberg%204670)&z=5

Police are ordering residents to evacuate their homes in north Bundaberg as the city's flood crisis worsens.

Authorities are warning another 2,000 homes will be inundated as floodwaters continue to rise.

Around 1,000 homes have already been flooded in the city's north and east, with residents plucked from the roofs of their homes today.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-28/dozens-awaiting-rescue-from-record-bundaberg-flood/4486946

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Floods, fires hit Queensland on same day



http://article.wn.com/view/2013/01/20/Floods_fires_hit_Queensland_on_same_day_f/

See also:

Climate Change and the End of Australia
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